Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply was 800,771 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Zambia is 800,771 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Zambia peaked at 997,229 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 504,037 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Zambia 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 504,037 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 537,667 million Kcal | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 579,262 million Kcal | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 601,303 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 717,100 million Kcal | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 759,230 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 700,815 million Kcal | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 772,211 million Kcal | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 789,283 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 696,663 million Kcal | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 997,229 million Kcal | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 736,052 million Kcal | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 933,929 million Kcal | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 800,771 million Kcal | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 665,757 million Kcal | 504,037 million Kcal | 789,283 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 866,995 million Kcal | 736,052 million Kcal | 997,229 million Kcal | 4 |
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- 80 Madagascar 863,801 million Kcal compare
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- 82 Bulgaria 807,535 million Kcal compare
- 84 Nepal 788,319 million Kcal compare
- 85 China, Hong Kong SAR 774,649 million Kcal compare
- 86 Mozambique 769,482 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Zambia?
- Sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Zambia was 800,771 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 997,229 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 504,037 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for sugar & sweeteners — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.